EEOC Brings $150k Lawsuit Against Insurance Brokerage Firm for Discriminating Against Pregnant Job Applicant

4884f6ae-5f98-4d1b-bdf7-f5d1cde7f84aThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued a Florida-based insurance brokerage firm for $150k, alleging that the company pulled back a job offer once they learned that the candidate was pregnant. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the EEOC “found the company violated the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions”.

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